How America's justice system is rigged against the poor

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0:12I think most Americans believe that after you commit a crime and pay your debt to society,

0:16the punishment ends.

0:17You have the chance to rebuild your life and get a fresh start.

0:20But the reality is much harsher.

0:22We punish people with criminal records long after they’ve paid their debt to society.

0:26And we all suffer for it.

0:28Even simply being accused of a crime is just the beginning of “perpetual punishment”:

0:33a cycle of legalized discrimination, poverty, and reincarceration; a cycle kept in motion

0:39by 47,000 laws and regulations nationwide that restrict critical rights and opportunities.

0:46After contact with the criminal justice system, millions of Americans are: denied employment

0:50and housing, denied college educations, excluded from public benefits, separated from their

0:55children, deported, despite being legal residents.

1:01These restrictions trap the poor and people of color in invisible cages that extend far

1:05beyond prison walls and criminal courts.

1:08Cages that lead to a lifetime of obstacles that undermine even the most earnest efforts

1:12at rehabilitation and redemption.

1:15Cages that send the message: You will never be a part of society again.

1:20This is not some isolated problem.

1:2395% of all incarcerated people will return home at some point.

1:27Each year, more than 600,000 people are released from jails and prisons.

1:33That’s roughly the population of Boston or Seattle.

1:37Millions more are completing non-jail sentences like probation, community service, or fines.

1:44As a reentry specialist at Brooklyn Defender Services, a public defense firm representing

1:4945,000 clients per year, I work on the front lines to help people with criminal histories

1:54overcome their past and navigate the obstacles of their present, so they can build a sustainable

1:59future.

2:00I try to help folks take responsibility for their own lives.

2:04But it’s hard to do when the outlook is so bleak.

2:07Even for low-level offenses and misdemeanors, the aftermath of one individual’s experience

2:11with the criminal justice system ripples out to entire families and neighborhoods, and

2:16gets passed down from generation to generation.

2:19The result: more poverty, more crime, more incarceration.

2:23I see Javon, an 18-year-old young man who cannot live with or even visit his family,

2:29and cannot find an affordable apartment, because he was convicted of gun possession and banned

2:33from all public housing.

2:35I see the dangerous shelters and street corners where he’ll sleep.

2:38I worry about what he's going to have to do to survive; how long it’ll be before he’s

2:43back behind bars.

2:44I see how society loses when Judy, a 58-year-old grandmother charged with a misdemeanor, is

2:50fired after her arrest and barred from her lifelong profession as a home health aide.

2:55Unable to work, she’s faced with eviction and can’t support her family.

3:00When Malik, a 26-year-old father, is denied the opportunity to further his education because

3:04of the mistakes of his past, I think about how he and so many others are set up to fail.

3:09How a conviction on a rap sheet is only a snapshot of a moment in time, when all of

3:13us are dynamic, changing over time.

3:16The criminal justice system disenfranchises these men and women, preventing them from

3:20growing, from truly being free.

3:23I am among the very few fortunate enough to be living a second chance.

3:27Three decades ago, I was involved in a crime that took the life of another human being.

3:32I spent over 24 years in prison for my role in that reprehensible crime.

3:36While incarcerated, I had the chance to participate in a pilot program, offered to only 15 inmates,

3:42that allowed me to pursue a formal education.

3:44 Upon release, I found an employer willing to look beyond my criminal record; one that

3:49saw the hard lessons I learned in prison as an asset, not a liability.

3:55Affording people a real opportunity to reenter society isn’t just good for individuals

3:59and families; it’s good for all of us.

4:01Meaningful reentry increases productivity, reduces poverty, and saves money.

4:07Most importantly, it makes us safer, by eliminating the circumstances that perpetuate cycles of

4:12crime and punishment.

4:14People already get punished harshly by the system — but they should not receive a second

4:18sentence that makes discriminating against them legal for the rest of their lives.

4:23By restoring full rights of citizenship to people after they’ve been through the system,

4:27we can start to end this cycle of perpetual punishment.

4:30We can start to abolish the justice trap.

How America's justice system is rigged against the poor

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0:12I think most Americans believe that after you commit a crime and pay your debt to society,

0:16the punishment ends.

0:17You have the chance to rebuild your life and get a fresh start.

0:20But the reality is much harsher.

0:22We punish people with criminal records long after they’ve paid their debt to society.

0:26And we all suffer for it.

0:28Even simply being accused of a crime is just the beginning of “perpetual punishment”:

0:33a cycle of legalized discrimination, poverty, and reincarceration; a cycle kept in motion

0:39by 47,000 laws and regulations nationwide that restrict critical rights and opportunities.

0:46After contact with the criminal justice system, millions of Americans are: denied employment

0:50and housing, denied college educations, excluded from public benefits, separated from their

0:55children, deported, despite being legal residents.

1:01These restrictions trap the poor and people of color in invisible cages that extend far

1:05beyond prison walls and criminal courts.

1:08Cages that lead to a lifetime of obstacles that undermine even the most earnest efforts

1:12at rehabilitation and redemption.

1:15Cages that send the message: You will never be a part of society again.

1:20This is not some isolated problem.

1:2395% of all incarcerated people will return home at some point.

1:27Each year, more than 600,000 people are released from jails and prisons.

1:33That’s roughly the population of Boston or Seattle.

1:37Millions more are completing non-jail sentences like probation, community service, or fines.

1:44As a reentry specialist at Brooklyn Defender Services, a public defense firm representing

1:4945,000 clients per year, I work on the front lines to help people with criminal histories

1:54overcome their past and navigate the obstacles of their present, so they can build a sustainable

1:59future.

2:00I try to help folks take responsibility for their own lives.

2:04But it’s hard to do when the outlook is so bleak.

2:07Even for low-level offenses and misdemeanors, the aftermath of one individual’s experience

2:11with the criminal justice system ripples out to entire families and neighborhoods, and

2:16gets passed down from generation to generation.

2:19The result: more poverty, more crime, more incarceration.

2:23I see Javon, an 18-year-old young man who cannot live with or even visit his family,

2:29and cannot find an affordable apartment, because he was convicted of gun possession and banned

2:33from all public housing.

2:35I see the dangerous shelters and street corners where he’ll sleep.

2:38I worry about what he's going to have to do to survive; how long it’ll be before he’s

2:43back behind bars.

2:44I see how society loses when Judy, a 58-year-old grandmother charged with a misdemeanor, is

2:50fired after her arrest and barred from her lifelong profession as a home health aide.

2:55Unable to work, she’s faced with eviction and can’t support her family.

3:00When Malik, a 26-year-old father, is denied the opportunity to further his education because

3:04of the mistakes of his past, I think about how he and so many others are set up to fail.

3:09How a conviction on a rap sheet is only a snapshot of a moment in time, when all of

3:13us are dynamic, changing over time.

3:16The criminal justice system disenfranchises these men and women, preventing them from

3:20growing, from truly being free.

3:23I am among the very few fortunate enough to be living a second chance.

3:27Three decades ago, I was involved in a crime that took the life of another human being.

3:32I spent over 24 years in prison for my role in that reprehensible crime.

3:36While incarcerated, I had the chance to participate in a pilot program, offered to only 15 inmates,

3:42that allowed me to pursue a formal education.

3:44 Upon release, I found an employer willing to look beyond my criminal record; one that

3:49saw the hard lessons I learned in prison as an asset, not a liability.

3:55Affording people a real opportunity to reenter society isn’t just good for individuals

3:59and families; it’s good for all of us.

4:01Meaningful reentry increases productivity, reduces poverty, and saves money.

4:07Most importantly, it makes us safer, by eliminating the circumstances that perpetuate cycles of

4:12crime and punishment.

4:14People already get punished harshly by the system — but they should not receive a second

4:18sentence that makes discriminating against them legal for the rest of their lives.

4:23By restoring full rights of citizenship to people after they’ve been through the system,

4:27we can start to end this cycle of perpetual punishment.

4:30We can start to abolish the justice trap.

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